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Just for clarity, the standard bronze 102 is $115. and is usually in stock. A special run of white bronze 102's just sold out at $150. The iron 102 is no longer made, but they were $95.
Potentially, any out-of-production Lie-Nielsen tool could be worth more than its purchase price, but that depends entirely upon demand. As Phillip said, there is a tight range of prices for used LN tools, often reflected here on items available for sale.
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Thanks for the clarification, Mike. There are only certain "collector" items I am interested in. My mistake.
Ps. Still hunting in cracks.
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(10-01-2019, 08:14 AM)Admiral Wrote: Last week a friend took a trip to Maine and of course stopped at LN, this weekend he showed me the white bronze 102 he bought; apparently they are in short supply and not advertised. Very nice plane, although I don't think the white bronze adds anything to the functionality of the plane. He also bought a #8, which was backordered.
I just took delivery of a 51R, a plane I've coveted for many a year. It's a beaut.
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Would the indivdual who sent me an offer by PM please check for my return PM? Thanks. You should have two PM's from me.
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Found the item I was looking for. Thanks for the help and comments everyone.
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I bough two white bronze 102’s from Lie Nielsen which were leftover from when they made them for Woodcraft as a limited edition run.
Lie Nielsen took a dremel and grinded down the date that was in the casting in the front. I wasn’t to happy to see those grinding marks
at first, but maybe they are worth more now because I look at them as blems.
Jack